At the Crossroads of Fear and Freedom

<DIV>Robert L. Green, a friend and colleague of Martin Luther King Jr., served as education director for King&rsquo;s Southern Christian Leadership Conference during a crucial period in Civil Rights history, and&mdash;as a consultant for many of the nation&rsquo;s largest school districts&mdash;he continues to fight for social justice and educational equity today.<BR /> This memoir relates previously untold stories about major Civil Rights campaigns that helped put an end to voting rights violations and Jim Crow education; explains how Green has helped urban school districts improve academic achievement levels; and explains why this history should inform our choices as we attempt to reform and improve American education. Green&rsquo;s quest began when he helped the Kennedy Administration resolve a catastrophic education-related impasse and has continued through his service as one of the participants at an Obama administration summit on a current academic crisis.<BR /> It is commonly said that education is the new Civil Rights battlefield. Green&rsquo;s memoir, <I>At the Crossroads of Fear and Freedom: The Fight for Social and Educational Justice, </I>helps us understand that educational equity has always been a central objective of the Civil Rights movement.<BR /><BR /> &#160;</DIV>